Caffeine (present in tea, coffee, colas, some energy drinks and chocolate) and alcohol increase urinary output and are urinary irritants, so it is best to limit intake of these beverages/foods. [njurology.com]

• Weight Loss

  Loss: Being overweight puts extra pressure on your bladder. [uclahealth.org]

  Healthy weight. If you're overweight, losing weight may ease symptoms. Weight loss may help if you also have stress urinary incontinence. Scheduled toilet trips. [mayoclinic.org]

  Lifestyle measures: healthy weight, exercise, tobacco cessation. The burden of excess pounds can worsen OAB issues by putting pressure on the urinary bladder. Even a modest weight loss may improve OAB symptoms. [njurology.com]

• Pain

  However, these procedures won't help relieve bladder pain. These procedures include: Surgery to increase bladder capacity. This procedure uses pieces of your bowel to replace a portion of your bladder. [mayoclinic.org]

• Dry Eyes

  The most common side effects related to medicines prescribed for OAB include dry mouth, dry eyes and constipation. The most common forms of these drugs include Oxybutynin, Tolterodine, Trospium and others. [advancedgynecology.com]

  eyes and dry mouth, but drinking water to quench thirst can aggravate symptoms of overactive bladder. [mayoclinic.org]

• Urinary Incontinence

  When the bladder wall has involuntary contractions that are immediate, this creates an overwhelming urgency and need to urinate which leads to urinary incontinence. Overactive bladder is common in older adults, affecting about 1 in 11. [advancedgynecology.com]

  Weight loss may help if you also have stress urinary incontinence. Scheduled toilet trips. [mayoclinic.org]

  Learn more about Urinary Incontinence at New Jersey Urology > [njurology.com]

• Urinary Urgency

  Overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) is characterized by the occurrence of urinary urgency which is a sudden compelling desire to urinate that is difficult to postpone. [uclahealth.org]

  This involuntary bladder contraction can give rise to the symptoms of urgency, frequency (daytime and nighttime) and urgency incontinence. The key symptom of OAB is urinary urgency (a.k.a. [njurology.com]

• Nocturia

  Symptoms There are four symptoms that characterize overactive bladder: urgency, urinary frequency, nocturia and urge incontinence. [news-medical.net]

  It is usually accompanied by frequent urination and nocturia (getting up to urinate at night during sleeping hours). It is also commonly accompanied by urgency incontinence, where urine is accidently lost with urgency. [uclahealth.org]

However, it is important to know that there are effective treatments for the symptoms of OAB. [uclahealth.org]

Your doctor will review the results of any tests with you and suggest a treatment strategy. Treatment A combination of treatment strategies may be the best approach to relieve overactive bladder symptoms. [mayoclinic.org]

What Are the Treatments for Overactive Bladder? Conservative Measures There are conservative measures which can help treat the symptoms of overactive bladder without requiring a medical procedure. [advancedgynecology.com]

Management An overactive bladder does not always need treatment, as it does not pose serious complications but may, rather, be an inconvenience. [news-medical.net]

Botox treatment. This is a simple office procedure in which Botox is injected directly into the bladder muscle, helping reduce OAB symptoms by relaxing those areas of the bladder into which it is injected. [njurology.com]

Epidemiology It is a relatively common condition with varying severity and is estimated to affect approximately one in six adults. [news-medical.net]

Voiding on a schedule, also referred to as "Timed Voids" may help prevent urgency and urgency incontinence. Pelvic muscle rehabilitation Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises (PFME) also known as Kegel exercises. [uclahealth.org]

Rhythmic pulsing of the PFM can inhibit an involuntary contraction once it starts and prevent an involuntary contraction before it even begins. [njurology.com]

Clinical trials Explore Mayo Clinic studies testing new treatments, interventions and tests as a means to prevent, detect, treat or manage this condition. [mayoclinic.org]